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Tuesday, June 11
Exam
Regents Week
Wednesday, June 12
Exam
Regents Week
Thursday, June 13
Exam
Regents Week
Friday, June 14
Exam
Regents Week
Monday, June 17
Exam
Regents Week
All STAR students are expected to be in full school uniform beginning with the first day of school. The uniform policy is as follows:


Middle School students:
Light blue polo shirts with STAR logo Navy blue pants (or skirts) - no jeans Black shoes (no sneakers)

High School students:
White polo shirts with STAR logo Black pants (or skirts) - no jeans Black shoes (no sneakers)

From the Principal


 

Message From The Principal

 

 Dear Parents:

Welcome to the 2009-2010 school year!

We are looking forward to a year filled with wonderful opportunities for our entire school community to come together in support of our students. We must continue to help each of them building successfully for the future through fostering individual determination and striving for educational excellence at STAR Early College School.

Each year we learn more as a school community about what we have to do to support all of our students in creating an educational pathway that will prepare them to be ready for college. Our mission is to educate and prepare all of our students to be successful and productive citizens in the 21st century global society. In todays world, all of our students will need a postsecondary education in order to work in a career that will earn a living wage.

Our educational challenge is to be able to foster your child's ability to think critically, problem solve, work in teams, use technology, be self-directed and to demonstrate good citizenship and community service.

We are committed to a "college-going culture" which will support each students dreams and future goals. We hope that you will help support our goal to make STAR Early College the best educational experience for your child.

Dr. Eric L. Blake

Principal


BC Spring Semester

ATTENTION ALL SOPHOMORES!!

On Monday, April 22nd, all sophomores will attend an afternoon of workshops at Brooklyn College. Students will meet with Brooklyn College faculty in small groups for a writing workshop alternating with an in-depth discussion of plagiarism.

Where: Room 112 Roosevelt Extension at Brooklyn College

When: Monday, April 22nd. Sessions begin promptly at 12:45 pm.

How: Students will be travelling by bus from STAR to Brooklyn College. The buses will be leaving from the Bedford Avenue Gate at 12:15 pm with Ms. Axinn, Ms. Sandiford, Ms. Gregory, Ms. Dormer-Petrez, and Mr. Utley.  Students will be dismissed from Brooklyn College at 2:50 pm.

 

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FRESHMEN SEMINARS AT BROOKLYN COLLEGE will resume on April 12. The remaining dates for the seminars are April 12, April 19, April 26, and May 3. Students should report to their assigned rooms by 8:50am on these dates.

Is It Food?  Prof. Grassman/Ms. Watters                                                                              Room 3209N

Creating Your Own Personalized Web Page Prof. Listhaus/Ms. Axinn     Room 217R

Exploring Artificial Life Prof. Xiang/Ms. Petrez                                                  Library 3208N

From Bones to Behavior Prof. Perdikaris/Ms. Cook                                          Room 538NE

There and Back Again: How Animals and Humans Find Their Way Around

Prof. Basil/Mr. Gramling                                                                                               Room 1206N


 
 
 
Brooklyn College & Science, Technology and Research (STAR) Early College School 

The STAR Early College High School opened in 2003 in partnership with Brooklyn College and the New York City Department of Education. The school offers students a rigorous and challenging, college-enriched curriculum, with a science, technology, and research themes.
STAR is one of seventy five early college high schools in the National Early College Initiative, funded in part through the Woodrow Wilson Early College and Gates Education Foundations. STAR extended to a middle school in 2007, changing its name to STAR Early College School, and accepted its first sixth-grade class in fall 2007. It became a full-service early-college school, 6-12, in 2009.  STAR graduated its first high school class in 2007with 98 percent of its students having met or exceeded the assessment and state standards for graduation. 
In support of students’ transition from high school to college, the Brooklyn College-STAR partnership, with the support of the Gateway Institute for Pre-College Education, developed a multiyear transitional plan. This transitional plan gradually introduces students to college-going experiences and the demands of college coursework. It starts with introductory credit bearing classes in the ninth and tenth grades, and culminates in the eleventh and twelfth grades. As a result of this effort, STAR students are gaining real-world experiences through special seminar series, field investigation, research opportunities and internships, while earning a significant number of college credits. 
STAR teachers are actively engaged with Brooklyn College faculty to develop, review and align curricula aimed at developing students’ skills and assisting them to make the connection between high school and college work.  This partnership activity also connects and supports the efforts of the high school teachers and college faculty in their respective disciplines.  


Parent Instructions


Any parent or guardian can keep track of their child's assignments in their classes on this homepage without having to login by following the directions below:

1. Once you are on the homepage, click on the words STUDENTS' CLASS INFORMATION in the top left hand corner of this page. That will bring you to a drop-down menu that will have two choices: FACULTY & STAFF and CLASS PAGES.

2. Drag down to CLASS PAGES and let go. That will bring you to the list of class pages that teachers have put up on the website.

3. Find your child's class and click on the link. That will bring you to any information that their teacher in that subject has placed on the website.

PLEASE NOTE: If you do not see anything listed for your child's class, that would indicate that their teacher for that particular subject has not placed anything on the website. You may then try to contact the teacher to attempt to get the information for which you are looking.

Brooklyn College Announcement

Dear STAR/BC student,

 

If you have not gotten a Brooklyn College ID card, or if you have not validated your Brooklyn College ID card for the fall 2012 semester, please take care of this immediately. ID cards must be validated every semester.

 

Go to Enrollment Services on the first floor of the West Quad Building. Go to one of the kiosks and select new ID or validate ID. You will receive a number. When your number is called, you will go to the window to get your ID. Tell them that you are a STAR student. You may be asked for your social security number. (If you have not provided us with your social security number, please see us in room 2202 James.)

 

If you are validating your ID, or if you are getting an ID card for the first time, you will not be charged a fee. If you lost your card, you will be charged $5 to get a new card.

 

You should carry your ID card and your schedule whenever you are coming to campus.

 

Thanks for your anticipated cooperation.

 

 

Mary Chiusano

Academic Program Manager

STAR Early College High School @ Brooklyn College

Room 2202 James Hall

718-951-5372

mchiusano@brooklyn.cuny.edu

Parent Communication

Resources for Parents
Click link to access this resource: http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/schoolsourcenyc/
SchoolSourceNYC: Answers for New York City Families is an exciting multimedia project launched in spring 2009 by RMC Corporation
in collaboration with THIRTEEN.
  • This website provides the latest information on topics important to families such as how to register for kindergarten, what to look for when choosing a high school, and why families need to stay involved and connected to schools. The website also suggests ways for families to connect in a meaningful context with schools around the key area of student achievement. Print and multimedia materials showcased on the website may be downloaded and used in training workshops as well as for distribution by community partners. The SchoolSource NYC products will include information sheets, narrated PowerPoints, video clips, podcasts, and training guides.
Topics for the school year include:
  • Transitions to Kindergarten, Middle School and High School;
  • Parent-Teacher Conferences
  • Regents Examinations
  • Strong Foundations
  • High School Admissions Process


Parents/ Guardians,
 
You may register for Email Class Alerts by using the Parent Registration link at the top of our homepage. This will increase your link with our school.

School Meals Online


School Meals Online
 
Visit www.nyc.gov/accessnyc to apply for School Meals online. Families only need to submit one application online for all their children, even if their children attend different types of schools (public, private or charter).

Complete the application online in any of the seven languages on ACCESS NYC - English, Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Korean, Haitian Creole or Arabic.

The paper application is still available and families who prefer that method, or would like to apply in a language not available on ACCESS NYC (for example Bengali, French, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Hindi, Polish or Urdu) can obtain the application from their child's school.

If families have any questions about the application, they can send an email to
OSCompliance@schools.nyc.gov or call the Office of SchoolFood Help Desk at (718) 707-4400.